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Ernest W. Watson prints for sale

A Midnight DrearyWoodcut printed in colors, 1943, edition 200. 6 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. Here we have a fine impression printed on thin Japan paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. This work was published by the Woodcut Society of Kansas City and we are including the original folder in which it was presented. The artist maintained a summer home in Monterey, MA.SOLD

Misty MorningLinoleum cut printed in colors, 1926 (March), edition 100. 9 1/2 x 9 in. Signed dated and titled in pencil. This is a fine, luminous impression printed on a thin, fibrous Japanese paper. The margins are full and the condition is very good. (There is modest discoloration in the extreme upper edge of the top margin.) This is an outstanding example of his work. Watson was a member of the Prairie Printmakers and his work is found in many museum collections including the Smithsonian.SOLD

The Big TreeLinoleum cut printed in colors, undated (probably done in the 1930s), edition 25. 7 x 10 in. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on fibrous Japanese paper. The margins are full. The condition is good apart from faint toning in the outer margins from an old mat and a tin spot at the top edge center from an early hinge.$400